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Article Steel Pin Shrimp Feb 25. 2024 Gammarus A scud pattern with 26 individual legs is no task if you make this small, ingenious tool out of wire. See how here	Article Hair stackers Feb 5. 2024 Tool A bit of stacker education and stacker philosophy is due, so here it is: quite a lot of information about hair stackers Much more here	Article Tom’s new Hummingbirds Mar 2. 2022 DIY Dutch Tom Biesot has shown his skills in making tying tools before, and now takes his Hummingbird bobbin holder to new levels. See his magic here
Article YR3D dubbing brush tool Nov 22. 2021 3D printed Siberian Ramil Yamaliev makes a lot of things on his 3D printer - from fly reels to lamps. And then this brilliant dubbing brush twister.	Article IKEA Fly Tying Board Nov 24. 2019 DIY How to make a 10 dollar tying station based on a cheap IKEA cutting board. See how here	Article Rotating your bobbin holder Feb 19. 2019 Spin If you want to use the advantages of controlling twist in your tying thread, you need a bobbin holder that allows rotation. Not all do. Learn more here
Article Crystallin Task Light Dec 17. 2018 Light My search for a great fly tying lamp may be over. This one is close to ideal for my purposes See my review here	Article Tom’s bobbin holders Mar 1. 2018 DIY Get ready to meet the “Hummingbird”, a very different bobbin holder designed and made by Dutch Tom Biesot See the article here	Article DIY dubbing brush maker Feb 7. 2018 Spinning Bretislav has a little machine in his collection of fly-tying tools. It was made by his father about 20 years back. See how to make it here
Article DIY material spring Feb 14. 2017 DIY A material spring is a nifty little addition to your vise, enabling you to hold long materials like ribbing or hackles out of the way while tying in other materials. See how to make one here.	Article Pimp your vise Feb 9. 2017 Gearhead There's so much extra paraphernalia that you can attach to your vise that you can totally block the access to the hook if you use it all. Read about it here.	Article DIY material clips Feb 2. 2017 Home made I have used my fingers and metal bulldog clips plus varying degrees of dexterity for hair hackle loops. I decided to try to make my own material clips for the purpose. See how to make your own here